Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Among the

donated items are vehicles from two of Disneyland's opening year attractions: "Dumbo the Flying Elephant" and

the "Mad Tea Party."

1902:

In Chicago, Elias and Flora Disney baptize their 6-month old son Walter at St. Paul's. The Disneys are loyal members of the congregation - Flora plays the organ and Elias, a carpenter

by trade, has helped build the church. St. Paul's Congregational Church (first organized in 1900) is at this time located at 2255 North Keeler Avenue, one block east and one block north of Walt Disney’s birthplace.

1917:

Walt Disney graduates from Benton Grammar School in Kansas City, Missouri. (The Disneys moved to Kansas City after their Marceline farm failed.) Walt graduates this day from seventh grade, and surprises his parents by delivering a patriotic speech to his fellow graduates. (Walt will enroll in Chicago's McKinley High School in the fall of 1917. But he will attend high school for only a year before volunteering as a Red Cross ambulance driver and ultimately being sent to France.)

1925:

Actor Charles Tyner, who portrays Merle in Disney's 1977 Pete's Dragon, is born in

Danville, Virginia. (First appearing on Broadway in 1959 with film star Paul Newman in Sweet Bird of

Youth, Tyner's film credits include Cool Hand Luke, The Longest Yard, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.)

California. Besides being a member of TV's Mickey Mouse Club in 1957, he has

also written music for game animation for Disney's Lilo and Stitch, Return to Neverland, and The Santa Clause. The actor-turned-award-winning-composer also wrote 56 minutes of original music for the games featured on the limited edition release of Beauty and the Beast DVD-set. (Fans of classic TV will recognize him as Robbie Douglas on the sitcom My Three Sons - for which he appeared on for 11 years along with Fred MacMurray.)

1984:

Donald Duck and Clarence Nash (the voice of Donald) host the opening of a Donald Duck film festival in New York. The festival